Power REIT (NYSE:PW – Get Free Report) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Power REIT and Medical Properties Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Power REIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Medical Properties Trust | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Medical Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.09%. Given Medical Properties Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Power REIT.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Power REIT | -752.26% | -215.55% | -39.65% |
| Medical Properties Trust | -28.50% | -5.83% | -1.85% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Power REIT and Medical Properties Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Power REIT | $2.08 million | 1.36 | -$14.37 million | ($1.38) | -0.60 |
| Medical Properties Trust | $972.02 million | 3.51 | -$2.41 billion | ($0.46) | -12.33 |
Power REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Power REIT has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
14.6% of Power REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Power REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Medical Properties Trust beats Power REIT on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Power REIT
Power REIT, with a focus on the Triple Bottom Line and a commitment to Profit, Planet and People is a specialized real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns sustainable real estate related to infrastructure assets including properties for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Transportation. Power REIT is actively seeking to expand its real estate portfolio related to Controlled Environment Agriculture in the form of greenhouses for the cultivation of food and cannabis.
About Medical Properties Trust
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities.
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